There are two churches at Tabgha. One commemorates the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and the fishes, the other honors the Savior's command for Peter to "feed my sheep" (John 21:16).
The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes commemorates when Jesus fed the 5000 from a few loaves and fishes. There was a beautifully preserved Byzantine mosaic of the fish and loaves.
The Church of St. Peter's Primacy was built in 1933 on the site of an older Byzantine church. In front of the altar there is a large flat rock, the traditional site where the resurrected Christ served his disciples a breakfast of fish (John 21:1-13). While they were eating, the Savior asked Peter three times, "lovest me thou?" to which Peter responded affirmatively and then Christ commanded "feed my sheep".
We ended the day at Capernaum, the base for Christ's Galilean ministry. This unwalled town is located right on the northern shore of the Galilee.
Archeologists have found remains of what is believed to be Peter's home and thus the place where Jesus frequently met with his disciples. There are also the remains of a large white limestone synagogue which contrasts with the other dark basalt buildings on the site.
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